Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...

Built for the owner of the Fleet Farm in 1834. The building became known as the Griffin House, after John Griffin bought the tract in 1879. It was purchased for Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1882. It was converted into the main...

The Reverend Jacob Brinton Smith, DD Was Born March 1, 1822. He Was Ordained Deacon on December 25, 1845 by The Right Reverend Bosworth Smith, Bishop of Kentucky, Who Was Presiding Bishop From 1865 to 1884. In 1867, The Reverend J. Brinton Smith...

George Freeman Bragg, Jr., was the twenty-year-old editor of the "Petersburg Lancet" when the cornerstone was laid for the new college in July 1883. His eighteen-year-old sister Carrie, was among the sixty-two students present on opening day on...

Dr. Walker (Founder, Teacher And President) Was Elected As A Teacher of Paine Institute, July 17, 1883. He Was Elected To Succeed Dr. Callaway As Second President In 1884, And Remained President Until His Death, May 17, 1911. Under His...

Paine Institute Held Its First Class On January 1, 1884, In Rented Quarters On Broad Street in Augusta, GA. Among The First Group Of Young People Present That Morning Was John Wesley Gilbert, Who Stepped Ahead Of The Others And Enrolled As The...

Kate Hill Colson, was the oldest child born to John Henry and Rosetta Hill. After the Civil War they returned to Petersburg, and Miss Hill attended the St. Stephen's Normal School in Petersburg. She was one of the first African American school...

Mabel Harris was in the class of 1889. She taught in the Petersburg Public Schools and was very active in the Alumni Association, and held a number of positions over the years. 1898 she became the first female editor of the Alumni Journal.

Agricultural facilities--Louisiana; Southern University and A & M College--Buildings

The Agricultural school was established in October, 1891. The first superintendent was Board member, Professor Hugh Jamison, Jr., who was married and had several children, and served from August 21, 1890, until his death in 1899. The clearing of...

Robert Chissell, a native of Petersburg, Virginia graduated from the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute in 1891 with a AB degree. He joined the faculty later that year as professor of math and history. He later went to medical school and...

Mary Branch graduated from the Normal Department at Virginia State Normal and Collegiate in 1897. She returned to the campus in 1905 as an instructor and remained until 1920. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of...

Named After Bishop Robert S. Williams Who Raised Construction Funds In Part From Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company (TCI). It Served as the Old Administration Building, Women's Dormitory, and Location For Home Economics Classes. Williams...